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There are two wild-card teams (division non-champions with best two records) from each conference (AFC and NFC) and the division champions with the third and fourth-best record in each conference will enter the first round of the playoffs. The division champion with the third-best record will play host to the wild-card team with the second-best record. The division champion with the fourth-best record will play host to the wild-card team with the best record. There are no restrictions on intra-division games.

The divisional round (Jan. 14-15)

In each conference, the two division champions with the highest won-lost-tied percentage during the regular season will play host to the wild-card winners. The division champion with the best record in each conference is assured of playing the lowest seeded wild-card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games. The top-seeded Cowboys begin play in this round at AT&T Stadium.

Championship games (Jan. 22)

The home teams will be the surviving playoff winners with the highest seeds. A wild-card team cannot play host unless two wild-card teams are in the game, in which the wild-card team that was seeded highest in the first round of the playoffs will be the home team.

The Super Bowl (Feb. 5)

The winner of the AFC championship plays the winner of the NFC Championship in the Super Bowl. This season’s game, Super Bowl LI, will be held Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston.

As for who will be playing, when and where during the playoffs, well, that’s another story.

Week 17 NFL Playoff Scenarios

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